Great Gains Memorial Forest
Great Gains Memorial Forest is a nature reserve in New Hampshire, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Mount Kearsarge stands 891 m to the west-southwest, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam Veterans Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Currier & Ives Trail passes 3.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Franklin Conservation Commission
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Currier & Ives Trail
- 8.7 mi off the Canterbury Shaker Village Byway
- 12.2 mi off the Lakes Region Tour
- 14.3 mi off the Lake Sunapee Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Eagles Nest · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Vietnam Veterans Park: 1.2 mi
- Korea Veterans Park: 1.3 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 1.6 mi
- Odell Park: 1.6 mi
- Marceau Park: 1.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 1.9 mi
- Smith Hill: 2.9 mi
- Searles Hill: 3.1 mi
- Brown Hill: 3.6 mi
- Boston Hill: 3.7 mi
- Griffin Road Forest: 2.1 mi
- Webster Lake Wildlife Management Area: 2.6 mi
- State Forest Nursery: 4.3 mi
- Lawrence W. and Caroline B. Robie Forest: 4.3 mi
- Old College Road Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Lagace Beach: 1.3 mi
- Griffin Beach: 1.9 mi
- Hermit Lake Town Beach: 9.1 mi
- Sandborn Town Beach: 10.6 mi
- Leslie E. Roberts Beach: 11.0 mi
- William A. Fenlason Square: 1.6 mi
- Odell Park Arch: 1.8 mi
- Tilton Arch: 4.7 mi
- Tilton Arch Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Gerrish Depot: 5.4 mi
- Uranus: 16.9 mi
- Neptune: 17.0 mi
- Pluto: 17.1 mi
- Turitella: 17.4 mi
- Dragon Fly: 17.4 mi
- Franklin Firefighter's Museum: 1.5 mi
- Potter Place Depot: 8.7 mi
- Canterbury Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- North East Motor Sports Museum: 12.6 mi
- Upton Chandler House Museum: 13.0 mi
- Canterbury Shaker Village: 11.2 mi
- Weirs Beach Go-Kart Track: 15.7 mi
- Funspot: 15.8 mi
- Monkey Trunks Weirs Beach: 15.8 mi
- Go-Karts: 16.1 mi
- The Bulkhead: 7.3 mi
- Baker Ledge: 11.7 mi
- Crocketts Ledge: 13.0 mi
- White Mountain Ledge: 13.2 mi
- The Ledges: 15.6 mi
- Profile Falls: 9.2 mi
- Welton Falls: 17.5 mi
- Elizabeth Falls: 17.8 mi
- Sculptured Rocks: 20.3 mi
- Livermore Falls: 23.8 mi
- Botanical Garden: 11.2 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 11.3 mi
- Garden at Tracy Library: 15.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.2 mi
- Sanbornton Rest Area: 5.5 mi
- Canterbury Rest Area: 6.0 mi
- Springfield Rest Area I-89 (North Bound): 21.2 mi
- Breck-Plankey Spring: 11.7 mi
- Huckins Spring: 13.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 21.0 mi
- Cillryville Bridge: 9.4 mi
- Hippy Hill: 10.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.1 miles of Great Gains Memorial Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Kearsarge | WSW 246° | 891 m | 9.6 mi |
| Black Mountain | WSW 243° | 774 m | 10.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | WSW 241° | 710 m | 9.3 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WNW 284° | 689 m | 7.6 mi |
| Ragged Mountain | WNW 285° | 689 m | 8.5 mi |
| Hersey Mountain | N 8° | 608 m | 8.8 mi |
| Dickinson Hill | NW 315° | 579 m | 7.6 mi |
| Sawyer Hill | SW 230° | 555 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 06:51 | 18:21 | 18:59 |
| June solstice | 05:07 | 19:48 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:35 | 18:08 | 18:46 |
| December solstice | 07:17 | 15:27 | 16:14 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 19 | 22 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 70 | 68 | 60 | 48 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 4.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin Falls DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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